I’m Renato Osoy, founder and creative director of Culinary Collector. This project was born from a lifelong fascination with how food connects people, ideas, and memories. This venture is an act of transformation, the journey from an idea to a shared object.

Rooted in Guatemala and the vibrant traditions of Mesoamerican cuisine, my culinary journey began amid flavors that turned cooking into an act of storytelling and sharing. Those early experiences taught me that food is far more than sustenance; it is a form of language, a bridge between cultures, and a vessel for creativity.

My formal training at the Escola De Restauracio I Hostalatge De Barcelona and Le Cordon Bleu in Paris deepened that understanding, offering the discipline and precision that transform intuition into craft. Later, working in restaurants and Michelin-starred kitchens across Europe, I witnessed how technique, imagination, and tradition can converge to create moments of pure alchemy. 

These experiences shaped my belief that cooking is an art that requires knowledge of both tradition and innovation. For me, cross-cultural cuisine is more than just blending ingredients; it is the ultimate act of cultural awareness and creative transformation. It's a process where familiar techniques, ingredients, and traditions are reimagined and seamlessly blended, evoking harmonious flavors and textures and transforming them into compelling narratives.

With the Culinary Collector Companions, we bring an exciting creating framework to your kitchen. They are not necessarily recipe books; they are creative companions designed to preserve culinary legacies while sparking new ones. Each journaling guidebook is a practical tool and a poetic artifact, inviting you to explore the dialogue between heritage and innovation.